Yes St. Pölten Segelbootclub
Yes St. Pölten Segelbootclub (Yachtclub Eisenbahner Sport) is a traditional Danube sailing club with its facility in Hollenburg near Krems. The grounds lie on the right bank of the Danube at river kilometre 1994.200 in the Altenwörth reservoir and include a clubhouse, pier, slipway and boat berths. Club boats such as Yngling, Korsar, 420er, ILCA 7 and Optimist, plus youth training and regattas, shape the programme. As a member of ÖSV, NÖSV, ASKÖ and ESKV-Wörth, the club organises yardstick state championships and the Danube Cup. Founded in 1965 and with a youth section since 1990, YES St. Pölten is a well-established meeting point for sailors in Lower Austria.
History
The sailing facility of Yes St. Pölten Segelbootclub (Yachtclub Eisenbahner Sport) was founded on 6 September 1965 on the right bank of the Danube at river kilometre 1994.200 in the Altenwörth reservoir at Hollenburg near Krems an der Donau. The grounds cover about 3,600 square metres with a clubhouse (showers, club room, kitchen, changing room, sleeping rooms, regatta office), 45 standing berths, an electric crane into the Danube, a hand crane, slipway and a 75-metre pier. The youth group has existed since 1990 and is supervised by certified sailing officers and coaches. The 2013 Danube flood interrupted regatta activity; in 2014 there were also too few entries. In August 2015, at the Goldhauben Cup and the Lower Austrian championship in the Kielzugvogel class in Hollenburg, the club celebrated its 50th anniversary with a buffet, live music and a party on the club terrace. At the 2025 yardstick state championship with SCUT and SCKr, the club’s 60th anniversary was also marked with a buffet. Today the club is a member of ÖSV, NÖSV, ASKÖ and ESKV-Wörth and regularly hosts club championships, yardstick state championships and the Danube Cup.
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Facilities
Approx. 3,600 m² club grounds in Hollenburg near Krems on the right Danube bank: clubhouse with showers, club room, kitchen, changing room, sleeping rooms and regatta office; 45 standing berths for sail and motor boats; electric crane into the Danube and hand crane; slipway; 75 m pier; club boats (Yngling, Korsar, 420er, Laser/ILCA, Optimists) and safety boats.
Activities
Club championships and 2–3 sailing events per year, Lower Austria yardstick state championship, Danube Cup, summer and autumn regattas, youth sailing training camps on weekends, children’s try-a-sail day, Saturday club afternoons May to September, BF A sailing licence course and BF B preparation in spring.
Youth section
Youth group since 1990 with certified sailing officers and coaches; monthly sailing afternoons on the first Saturday from about 13:00 after winterisation (registration by Friday evening); youth sailing camps and children’s try-a-sail; youth officer Karl Grundhammer.
Boating license training
Available: 1
Franz Spilka
Course days on Saturdays in May, practical sessions on following weekends by arrangement at the Hollenburg clubhouse